Chapter 972: A Fire in the Backyard (5)
It's like a bolt from the blue.
Ying Qin's body stiffened suddenly, his eyes were wide open and he stared at Ye Luyuan, and after a while, he said word by word: "You killed him?" ”
Ye Luyuan shook his head and let go of the hand that was holding Ying Qin's shoulder.
Ying Qin didn't do anything meaningless, he saw that Yeluyuan's cavalry had already galloped into the county town at this moment, and above the city tower, the figure of the Khitan soldiers had already appeared.
Any more resistance is just a meaningless thing, but it may provoke the ferocity of the Khitan soldiers, and if there is really a burning and looting, since there is no power to change anything, it is better to rely on the little friendship with Yeluyuan in the past, and try to protect this Ji'an County from poison.
"How is that possible?" Ye Luyuan sighed: "Brother Yingqin, in Zhang Chengyou's eyes, I am just a dog, even if I want to bite him back, he will not give me this opportunity." ”
"There's no way the Koreans could hurt him!" Ying Qin said coldly: "You have joined forces with the Koreans?" ”
"It's not that I'm joining forces with the Koreans, it's that I, Datang, and the Koreans have joined forces together." Yelu Yuan Dao.
"Tang people?" Ying Qin was taken aback.
Ye Luyuan nodded: "Brother Yingqin, under the leadership of the great general Wenfu, the right leading army of the Tang Dynasty has landed on a large scale in Goryeo, and now there are a full 20,000 troops arriving in Goryeo. I'm just following the general trend. ”
"Those people are your comrades-in-arms who have fought side by side for many years, Paoze!" Ying Qin gritted his teeth and roared.
Ye Luyuan sneered: "Comrade-in-arms, robe? I want to think so, but do they think so? Since Zhang Zhongwu was still Lu Longjie's envoy, I, Yeluyuan, have been fighting for him, and we won't mention any credit, just hard work is enough, right? It's been more than ten years! But what did I get? My tribe is still poorly clothed and fed, and my brothers and brothers still do not have enough weapons and armor. What's even more infuriating is that I know that the Wandan clan is actually a second-class person, just like those local clans who surrendered to the Liao King after the defeat, or even worse. Is this the reward I have been asking for for the Liao King for more than ten years? ”
Ying Qin was speechless.
"Brother Yingqin, I am just a vanguard, at this moment behind me, 20,000 Tang troops, 20,000 Goryeo coalition troops, are marching towards Liaodong, I think you also know, now the entire Liaodong is empty, the main force of the army was taken away by Zhang Zhongwu, and now it is dragged by the Tang army in Mozhou, what does it mean for these more than 40,000 troops to appear on the land of Liaodong, you know very well. The King of Liao is finished, and so are the Zhang brothers. Yelu Yuan said.
Ying Qin was depressed, his legs were weak, if Ye Luyuan hadn't grabbed him, he would have fallen to the ground.
"Brother Yingqin's affection for me has always been in my heart. That is, you, didn't treat me Yeluyuan as an outsider, so in front of General Wen and Gu Senjun, I am a strong guarantee for your brother Yingqin, and after they heard about what you did in Ji'an, they also attached great importance to you. Yeluyuan continued.
After being silent for a long time, Ying Qin looked at Ye Luyuan with a wry smile: "Do I have a choice?" ”
Yeluyuan laughed.
Ying Qin has a high reputation in Ji'an, and the people here are quite supportive of him, if he can throw himself into the Tang Dynasty, it will be a lot less trouble, and the Tang army can also be better supplemented in Ji'an.
Three days later, the main force of the Tang army appeared in Ji'an.
Moon Bok personally led the main force of the 20,000 Tang Army, and Tan Daozhen and Park Zicheng led the 20,000 Goryeo coalition troops.
Because of the agreement reached earlier, after extinguishing Jang Seung-woo's Liao army, the lord of Goryeo Lee Jae-do and the minister of state Tan Dao-je reached a reconciliation, and under the mediation of Gu Han, who was appointed by Li Ze as the governor of Goryeo, Goryeo finally calmed down, and Lee Jae-do's position as the lord of the country was unshakable, and Tan Dao-ji temporarily organized a ruling cabinet for a period of one year. A year later, Goryeo will convene officials from all state capitals and provinces to elect the prime minister to determine the true prime minister for the next five-year term.
At present, the main task of the provisional cabinet is to organize logistics supplies for this striking army, even if Goryeo is poor and white, but even if it grits its its teeth, it has to squeeze out these military rations to supply the army. Only by completely winning this war and defeating Zhang Zhongwu will it be possible for Goryeo to carry out political, economic, and military reforms under the blueprint planned by Li Ze.
When Ying Qin saw the fully armed and high-spirited Datang Right Leading Guard, the last trace of luck disappeared completely. The nearly eight-year rule of the Liao Wangfu over Liaodong is finally coming to an end.
The King of Liao fought in Goryeo for nearly seven years, but he never completely surrendered Goryeo, but as soon as the Tang army attacked, Goryeo surrendered without a fight and became a pawn under the command of the Tang army. The Tang people's clever means should be diligent and breathtaking.
When the first snowflakes fell, the 5,000 cavalry led by Yeluyuan took the lead in rushing to the center of Liaodong, the Liaowang City in Yingzhou.
In the following days, 40,000 coalition troops also marched from Ji'an, divided into several routes, and pounced on their respective targets.
Standing on top of the city, looking at the falling snowflakes, Ying Qin sighed.
It's snowing!
The main force of the King of Liao is still in Mozhou.
Once the King of Liao learns that the lair has been attacked by the Tang people, what will be in front of him will be a dilemma.
Do you continue to move forward, or do you retreat and save the nest first?
Moving on, where is the morale? Even if the morale is high, can you win?
Not necessarily.
But is it feasible to retreat? Once the snow begins to fall, it will go on and on until the entire land of Liaodong is completely covered. A large army without logistics marching in such a snowy field is tantamount to walking between the nine hells. The biggest possibility is that the nest cannot be saved, and they will be destroyed on the way to withdraw the army.
No matter what the situation of the main force of the Liao army in Mozhou is, in short, Yingzhou Jizhou is not saved. Even if the King of Liao defeated the Tang army in Mozhou, what could he do?
The water from no source eventually runs dry.
A tree without roots will always die.
Reaching out to catch a piece of flying snowflakes, watching the beautiful snowflakes quickly melt in his hands, Ying Qin shook his head vigorously and threw these thoughts out of his mind. Now that he is the Ji'an County Commander of the Tang Dynasty, he doesn't need to worry about King Liao. If you have this time, you might as well go to the countryside to see if the people in the poor countryside are ready for this winter.
Is there enough charcoal?
Can rice noodles be wrapped in the stomach?
Is the house safe?
There are so many things to do and more to do.
He is just a small county order, and it is not his turn to worry about those military affairs.
Let's settle down and take care of the things in our own acre.
Countless messengers braved the flying snow and rushed into the city of the Liao king. Many horses fell to the ground before arriving at the Liao Wangfu, but the knights on the horses didn't care about the horses, jumped up from the ground, and rushed to the Liao Wangfu.
A large number of enemy troops suddenly appeared in Jizhou, and then split into two, one of the main forces, directly killed Benying Zhou. At this time, Jizhou and Yingzhou basically became an empty shell. Even the five thousand main forces sitting in Liaowang City were divided by Zhang Zhongwu in half to chase down the traitors in Weihu Mountain.
The combined forces of the Tang Dynasty and Goryeo were in full swing in Yingzhou, Jizhou.
With a poppy sound, Zhang Zhongwen sat down on the chair, his face like ashes.
They also thought that the fatal blow would come from the rear, from Goryeo, whom they thought had already been subdued. And Zhang Chengyou's tens of thousands of main forces overturned in Goryeo silently, and they didn't receive any news at all.
Now, it's a foregone conclusion.
The tide is over.
"Gather all the local heroes to enter Liaowang City, and gather all the soldiers and horses we can gather to Liaowangcheng!" I don't know how long it has been, Zhang Zhongwen's faint voice sounded in the hall. "Give up the garrisons in other places and gather all the forces to the Liao King City. Heavy snow is coming, and we don't necessarily have no chance to defend Liaowang City. As long as you hold on until the King of Liao returns from victory. ”
Although it was like five thunderbolts, Zhang Zhongwen still maintained the most basic sobriety.
Summoned all the powerful families to the Liaowang City, and put an end to these guys who were blown on both sides and defected to the Tang Army when they saw that the situation was not good, but instead became the leading party, confined them together, bound to Liaowangcheng, and everyone died together, to live, everyone to live together, the pro-soldiers and guards of these powerful families should not be underestimated.
The snow in Liaodong, the Tang army has not necessarily seen it, as long as it can last longer, after the heavy snow completely covers this piece of heaven and earth, no matter how strong the army is, before such a heavenly might, the combat effectiveness will drop to a level that cannot be lower, and the Liao army, which is protected by a strong city, will inevitably be able to hold out more than the opponent.
Liu Yan shook off the ice chips on the cloak and rubbed the cloak vigorously, the originally elegant cloak has now become **. At the root of a big tree beside him, a large pile of snow squirmed a few times, and a head came out of the snow, but it was Fan Jian, yawning, while standing up from the ground, stomping his feet on the ground, and rubbing his hands constantly.
Since Liao Wangcheng sent a cavalry of 3,000 men to pursue them, their lives have been much more difficult. From plundering everywhere, it has become wandering.
"Just now the scout came to report, Zhang Mian suddenly led the army and went in the direction of Yingzhou." Looking at the cloak that had become soft again, Liu Yan put it on his body again and said.
"Huh?" Fan Jian suddenly came to the spirit.
"What's the truth?"
"I don't know yet! The spies are following. ”
"We've got to keep up!" Fan Jiandao.
"It could be a trap!"
"But it's also possible that they're going to be out of luck!" Fan Jian's eyes lit up: "Do you remember what I told you about Goryeo?" ”
"You mean, our army has arrived?"
"Otherwise, how can you explain Zhang Mian's sudden running back?" Fan Jiandao.